Water-elevator



(No Model.)

G. W. GALE.

WATER ELEVATGR.

. Patented'Ag. l, 189.0.I

4 UNITED ASTATES *PAfineNTl OFFICE. l

GEORGE VASHINGTON GALE, GREELEY, COLORADO.

WATER-ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,029, dated August12, 1890.

Application filed April 26, 1890. Serial No. 349,651. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE WASHINGTON GALE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Greeley, in the county of lVeld and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWater-Elevators and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the sanne, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwindlass water-elevators; and it has for its object to improve the`general construction of the same, and to provide simple means forsecuring the Watercarrying devices to the endless ropes, and to devisesimple instrumentalities for automati# cally tipping the water-carriersto discharge and receive the water.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, like letters of reference indicating like partsthroughout the several views, and in which drawings- Figure 1 is avertical section through a well provided with my improved waterelevator. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Figs. 3 and d are details ofthe clamps.

The well-curb is of usual construction, be-I ing rectangular incross-section, and is composed of the corner-posts g g and the sideboards h, which are fastened at their ends to the said cornerposts. Theshaft D, journaled in the bearings e, which are secured to the bars C C,placed over the upper end of the well-curb, is provided with the groovedpulleys d, which are secured thereon. These pulleys d may be of wood andbraced on each side by metal washers c c, or they may be cast integral.The flanges or rims on each side of the grooves in the pulleys arenotched or serrated to receive the'rods from which the water-carriersare suspended and prevent slipping. `A corresponding shaft D2 andpulleys d2 d2 are provided at the bottom of the wellcurb. This shaft D2is journaledin bearings e2 on the lower ends of the head or cross bracedframe E E, which extends across from one side to the other of thewellcurb, and is adjustable vertically, being movable in ways K K in thesides of the curb. The two endless chains or cables f f pass around thepulleys d and d2, and are provided at proper intervals withwater-carriers, which are preferably barrels A. These barrels orwater-carriers are mounted on rods d, which are supported at their endsby the endless chains or cables f. The rods a pass centrally through thebarrels and have their ends inserted in openings in the clamps J, whichare bolted to the said chains or cables, the clamps having two sets ofopenings j and j and the clamping-bolts J through the openings j. Thechute B is placed at the upper end of'the curb, and is provided with atrip-spring t' for engaging with the barrel and tipping the same, asshown in Fig. 2. A corresponding trip-spring t2 is provided at the lowerend or bottom of the curb to engage with the chine of the barrel and tipthe same, so that it will ent-er the water broadside and readily lill.The head or cross-braced frame E E is adjustable in its guides K, and isheld when pressed down by inserting a pin L in one ofpa series ofopenings 7c in the said guides K. In the event of the chains or cablesff becoming slack the head E is pressed down to take up the same. Thepower, which may be of any well-known form, is applied to the shaft D, 1

which is extended at one end for the purpose. The barrels ascend at theright-hand side and are tipped, so as to discharge the water into achute B, and descend on the left-hand side and are again tipped, so asto insure their filling, as hereinbefore more particularly described.

What I claim as new is- The combination, with the endless cables, thebarrels, and the grooved pulleys, the flanges of which are notched, ofthe rods a, passed centrally through the barrels and having their endsinserted in openings in the clamps, the clamps T, consisting each of abody portion to embrace the cables, and corresponding. to the grooves ofthe pulleys, andtheir ends extending parallel with eachother at rightangles to the cables, through which ends the rods a pass, and the nutson the rods 5 a upon the outside of the ends of the clamps between theanges of the pulleys, substztntially as shownand described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE WASHINGTON GALE.

Witnesses:

THEO. S. HIGLEY, E. M. MARTIN.

